Baker, Samm Sinclair
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Name (Hebrew)
בייקר, סם סינקלר, 1909-1997
Name (Latin)
Baker, Samm Sinclair
Name (Arabic)
بيكر، سام سنكلير، 1909-1997
Other forms of name
ביקר, סם סינקלר
ביקר, סינגלר
ביקר, סינקלר
סינקלר ביקר, סם
ביקר, סם סינקלר, 1909-1997
Date of birth
1909-07-29
Date of death
1997-03-05
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
b. 1909
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- His Miracle gardening, 1958.
- New York times, Mar. 23, 1997:obituaries (Samm Sinclair Baker, 87, author of dozens of self-help books; d. Mar. 5, 1997 at United Hospital in Port Chester, N.Y.)
Wikipedia description:
Samm Sinclair Baker (born in Paterson, New Jersey, July 29, 1909 – March 5, 1997) was the author/co-author of many how-to and self-help books, most notably The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet which he co-authored with Dr. Herman Tarnower. He also co-authored four books with Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, including The Doctor's Quick Weight Loss Diet. Baker obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He was one of the original founders of Stern's Nurseries, developers of Miracle-Gro, and authored several books on gardening. Baker died in New York in 1997.
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